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SW Certificate Programs

MSW students may choose to pursue one of the following certificate programs:

*Students must contact the departments of all certificate programs outside of the School of Social Work for their individual admission requirements.


In order to receive a Certificate from the School of Social Work, you must:

  • Currently, have been accepted to the Master of Social Work program.
  • Complete a Certificate Program Application and designate the certificate program for which you are applying.
  • A statement of interest and professional intent.

School of Social Work Certificate Application


Graduate Certificate of Child Welfare Leadership

The Child Welfare Certificate is intended to contribute further to professionalizing the Georgia child welfare work force by providing a professional education for existing students preparing for a career in child welfare. 

Course Requirements

Completion of the certificate program for current MSW students will require 12 semester hours of course work plus a two-semester field placement in child welfare.

Required Courses (6 credits):
SW 72501 Child Abuse Maltreatment Practice, Policy, and Research
SW 72901 Child Welfare Practice, Policy and Research Issues

Elective Courses (6 credits; choose 2*):
SW 7270 Substance Abuse Practice, Policy and Research Issues
SW 7310 Group Facilitation
SW 7330 Forensic Social Work
SW 7340 Social Work and the Law
SW 7350 Economics of Poverty and Public Policy

Graduate Certificate of Forensic Social Work
 
The Forensic Social Work Certificate is intended to meet the growing state and private workforce needs, while providing students with information about the law and legal systems, the interface or social work practice and the law, mental health, and social justice and vulnerable populations.

Course Requirements

Completion of the certificate program will require 12 semester credit hours of course work plus a two-semester field placement in a forensic setting.
 
Required Courses (9 credits):
SW 73401  Social Work and the Law
SW 73601  Forensic Social Work
HHS/SW 7370 Psychopathology
  
Elective Course (3 credits; choose one*):
CRJU 6060  Ethics in Criminal Justice
CRJU 6070  Family Violence and Criminal Justice
CRJU 8050  Criminological Theory
SW 7250  Child Maltreatment Practice, Policy and Research
SW 7270  Substance Abuse Practice, Policy and Research Issues

1 MSW students who have taken one or more of these courses as undergraduate students must register for SW 7990- Directed Individual Study (3-6 credits) and complete required assignment(s) to satisfy both graduate-level and certificate program requirements.

*Student may choose another elective with approval from program director.


Applying and Awarding of the Certificate

Students must file a formal application for certificates to either program with the Director of Student and Community Services.  After completing the requirements of the certificate according to these regulations, the student must make a written request to the School of Social Work in the College of Health and Human Sciences to have the certificate awarded.  The request must be sent to the Director of Student and Community Services.  The student’s record will be reviewed and if all requirements have been met, the certificate will be issued to the student.